The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-08

OF what men IL bore. Inl1 70 the sum
Of It's strength, its sacred property
forever, whereby IL upholds itself
and steers forward for better or
worse through the yet undiscover-
ed deep Of time" Then let the mar
BILE bust and the granite columns tell
their name and fame and deeds to the
generations that come after. But is il
TO these alone we do honor today 2
Yonder sleep, in these simple graves,
those who have done their duty living
each soldier. What is his record
He hears the voice of bis State; in
manhood's strength he leaves the
home Of his youth; he bids father
and mother good bye; he lis
tens TO the roll. call OF duty; he bears
the fatigues Of the march; he stands
sentry in the midet Of the SHOWS Of
winter; he is bIobzed with the sum
mer's heat; hunger and thirst and
fatigue and went chills not tie 'ervor
Of his patriotism; he endures the
cherries bivousc. The hour OF battle
draws nigh. His State and home and
Preside, and the loved ones there, in
spire him for the trying hour. He
falls in the shock Of arms. He dies q
patriot. There he sleeps.
From fame leaf and angel leaf.
From monument and urn.
The sad Of earth, tho eiad Of heaven
His tragic fate shall learn,
And en- fame Leaf and aasel leaf
The name 50 brave shall burn.
And some would have you infer that
| 2O,00O,0C0 were altogether ia the right
and 100000 altogether in the wrong.
We come together today TO deal in no
harsh criticism, but TO speak the truth
in the presence Of these dead. We
wish net 10 put TIE seal Of
condemnation upon any mans
character; We etigmatiEe no peoples
doings; We conoede the brave soldiers
OF the North fought for the Uuion
we claim we struggled for the princi-
pies Of civil liberty, without which
the Union Itself would be yoke OF
tyranny; we do not criticiss today
the acts and conduct OF the only seem
ing successful In that great struggle.
History tell as that the Moors, when
they had berns down In war GER
tain Christian provinces in Spain,
neither plundered nor robbed; that,
bound by no tics OF blood or lineage
or race or religion, they yet held the
home OF the Christian sacred, and pill
LACED not his home nor ruined him by
plumber and tribute and robbery.
Bright page in the history OF the Sara
cen. 1t WAS the God OF battles who
shook the States by the passions OF
war and broke the environ
ments OF the slave. 1t was
neither Mr.. Lincoln, who was
willing the slave should be slave still
that tie Union might be preserved;
nor Mr.. Davis, who was willing the
slave should 20 free that the priDci-
Piles of civil liberty might be safe.
Why then stand we here Today Have
not these given their lives for the
principles Of civil liberty2 At the
same time do We honor the brave sons
of the North who died for the Union.
Then honor to the brave North
eIn soldier who fought for
the Union. Likewise honor for the
brave Southron who fought for his
State, for bis home that he might
be free. In that dread hour do
any say the North adhered TO the
constitution our fathers made?
Do any rsy the South violated that
sacred palladium Of our rightsf Was
1t not rather the criticism upon the
management OF the war, looking to
immediate results alone, that the
South stood manfuily by and absn-
done not the constitution
And 40 the sacred principles Of civil
and political liberty were crystallixed
into lasting force In the hearts and
affections Of the South. And 30 to-
dsy-thtse presg we'd, and the Union
preserved-we oil the 3 nth and Nor h
alike can cherish and revere the brave
heroes who gave their lives for the
institutions OF our fathers. Again, is
1t not true that, who is most excellent
in his own calling, or pursuit, or bus
mess, attains the highest excellence
in human history2 Is not the
masterpiece OF the simple mech anic
as worthy Of praise as that Il the
greatest ruler in his State2 All may
not be Governors, or juriste, or me
chanics, or fsrmers-but each in ms
own way may at ain the highest excel
lence in human life. And herein liz 8
the real genuine greatness OF man. AS
citizsns Of the State We may be, 80 Q
Governors, seme juriste, some gov,
erned. We all have duties to the
State. We may be faithful, and BIZ
the best citizsns each. In the short
battle of life we may each do our
duty. Here Is q standard all may 1t
tain. And there lies before us grave
questions as a people. We are all ie-
tesely interested IN law, in order, in
the State. In their preservation lie
the best interests Of human society.
We have upwards OF 60, 600, 900 OF peu-
pie in this great republic. The past
demands We should be faithful to
these. Human society demands il.
Tt integrity of the State demands it,
The thoughtless may denounCe il.
The lovers OF strife may hate 1t. But
all who love peace, who seek
the elevation Of man; who esteem in
telligenCe and virtue. All these will
stand fast and be faithful 10 law and
order 10 the State, and to the priuci.
plea OF civil liberty. Why do we hear
OF the continuous ones that come up
from the Emerald Isle-that have
come up from 1t for generations ?
Why does the great commoner, who
has been 80 much OF the English past,
now wrestle with the Irish question,
and one that may imperll the
greatness and power OF mis- native
land, and with all his gigantic force
endeavor to break the environments
Of commt rec, Of lineage. Of empire, ia
view Of the historical last, and settle
II once forever? Why do we hear the
complaints that come from the en-.
forced subsection Of provinces OF Eu.
rope.now under German ruler Why
do we assemble here todayr Have We
no great principle involved? Surely
there Is more than sentiment-more
than love - more than Rffec ion -
and there are oil these. There is
more. These heroes gave heir lives
for the State--Rll they had for the con.
titution-died for the institutions of
their fathers. What could they more ?
The last utterance Of perhaps one OF
the foremost men Of his age of
representative leaderships, closest
allied to the most extreme
anhonl of Northarn thouOht. and